afterworld

Example Sentences

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It was sufficient to give them a glimpse into the afterworld of economic life as we know it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"These people were buried with very interesting offerings," added Camargo, noting that the goddess figurines may have been meant to accompany the deceased along their journey to the afterworld.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022

On Maui’s west coast is a massive volcanic outcropping called Black Rock, where spirits of the recently deceased are said to leap into the afterworld to join their ancestors.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

Worf will die and go to the Klingon afterworld – what we know as "Sto-vo-kor" – with the other honorable dead.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2021

The Gule Wamkulu were said to be the spirits of our dead ancestors, resurrected from the afterworld and sent to roam the earth.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba